Hi folks, think I need to ask for a few prayers. Friday Pam was admitted to the ICU with difficulty breathing. She had received her first radiation to her lungs on Thursday and woke up Friday with chest pain and shortness of breath with any activity. Long story made short, Friday went from radiation clinic to ER to ICU. As of Friday night they hadn't found liquids or a blood clot in her lungs. She had some trouble Friday night/Saturday morning, they performed some type of a bronchial procedure and scoped her lungs out. Found a blood clot in her left lung that they removed, then found another larger blood clot a little further completely blocking the airway to her left lung. They did not want to touch it for fear that the clot was preventing active bleeding. After discussions with a surgeon, her tumor is growing t0o close and around main arteries to surgically remove and I believe they said it was too risky to try to cautorize around the tumor. They feel that either her tumor has been growing fast the last couple of weeks or that the radiation on Thursday caused her lung to swell causing more bleeding around the tumor. Hopefully will hear of some plan or alternate tomorrow otherwise it almost sounds like a wait and see situation. Think they said that if the swelling in her lung would go down then they may be able to blast the tumor again with radiation.

At this point it sounds like it is in God's hands. As late as last week was told they thought Pam would have good health for another 4-6 months. Wasn't quite as prepared for what may be coming.

Thanks for letting me babble on.

Tom